| Image | 
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| Reference Number | DL0602 |
| Alt Ref No | DL0602 |
| Artist or Creator | David Low (1891-1963) |
| Title or Caption | Will the League stand up to Japan? |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Published by | Evening Standard |
| Date | 17 Nov 1931 |
| Format | Artwork |
| Size | 35.2 x 46.5cm |
| Technique | black ink |
| Embedded text or transcript | Kellogg Pact
covenant
International Law
moral authority
Jap war party |
| Notes | In September 1931 the Japanese army invaded the Chinese territory of Manchuria. Japan was a permanent member of the Council of the League of Nations. All members of the League swore a Covenant to uphold the aims of the League, of which the points were the discouragement of aggression, promotion of international cooperation and disarmament. Japanese actions therefore fundamentally undermined the League and, along with the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, ended its viability as a peace-keeping organisation. China appealed to the League of Nations and also to the United States. The United States had brokered a multi-nation peace-keeping treaty known as the Kellogg-Briand Pact in 1928. As the League had no army of its own with which to counter aggressive nations, its options were limited. In the end, it decided to send Lord Lytton to Manchuria to conduct an inquiry. This was seen, even at the time, as decidedly ineffective. |
| Subjects | Armed forces |
| Defence |
| International relations |
| Japan |
| Kellogg Peace Pact |
| Law |
| League of Nations 1919 |
| North-east China |
| courtrooms |
| expansionism |
| foreign policy |
| legal professionals |
| monkeys |
| peace treaties |
| war |
| Copyright holder | Associated Newspapers Ltd. / Solo Syndication |
| Copyright contact details | Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT solo@solosyndication.com |
| Location of artwork | British Cartoon Archive |
| Relates to cartoon | DL0602 |